Global InformationForewick Holm information
 View of the islet from Sandness with Papa Stour in the background | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Forewick Holm Forewick Holm shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | HU 18677 59494 |
| Coordinates | 60°19′09″N 1°39′49″W / 60.319117°N 1.663705°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Shetland |
| Area | 1 hectare (2.5 acres) |
| Area rank | na [1] |
| Highest elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Shetland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [2][3][4] |
Forewick Holm is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) island in the Sound of Papa, between Papa Stour and the Mainland of Shetland.[3] It lies adjacent to a skerry called Scarf's Head, and the two are connected at low tide.[5] Forewick Holm has gained notoriety through its association with Stuart "Captain Calamity" Hill, who claims that the island is a sovereign micronation named "Forvik". The Forvik project's stated purpose is to show Shetlanders what they could achieve if they asserted their legal rights and seceded from the United Kingdom.[6]
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ Shetland Action. "Keep asking "When did the Crown get ownership?"". shetlandconversation.squarespace.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ a b Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Grid reference HU 18677 59494
- ^ "Shetland OS Name Books, 1877–1878". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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